Kambach & Kettman, Inc. Collection
Scope and Contents
54 digital files of Davenport leather & shoe business 1919-1930's featuring images of both exteriors and interiors, special events, and some correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1940
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials are available for use in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center only.
Request permission before copying materials.
Personal digital cameras and scanners are allowed in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center on a case-by-case basis. The items that a researcher may want to scan or photograph must be examined and evaluated for physical condition, copyright issues, and donor restrictions by staff.
Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
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Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Biographical / Historical
These materials are from the collection of Kambach and Kettman, once the largest leather goods supply company in Iowa. Founded by John Kambach Jr. and George B. Kettman in 1919 it was sold in 2000 by sons John and Bernard Kettman. The business was located at various addresses over the years includeing 315 West Third Street, 215 West Third Street and 318 West Second Street in Davenport, Iowa. A typed two-page history of the company is included in the scans.
Extent
54 items (52 jpg and 2 tif files of images and documents)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com